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Twist Bioscience and Astellas team up for antibody discovery

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Twist Bioscience and Astellas Pharma have entered a collaboration to help the latter to discover antibodies for immunotherapies. In May 2022, they signed a research partnership and exclusive option licence agreement for the development of antibodies to reduce tumour microenvironment-mediated immunosuppression.

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Twist and Ildong to develop antibodies for immuno-oncology applications

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Ildong Pharmaceutical will licence a suite of Twist Bioscience's VHH antibody libraries after the two companies entered a partnership agreement. Twist's VHH libraries, used for discovering and developing antibodies for use in immuno-oncology, will be licensed by Ildong for three years for research and development works. .

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Strike two for Novartis’ lung cancer antibody canakinumab

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Novartis isn’t giving up on the programme yet, as it still has other trials of canakinumab in play, but the latest failure makes prospects for the antibody in oncology look increasingly remote. The post Strike two for Novartis’ lung cancer antibody canakinumab appeared first on.

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AbbVie begins trials of COVID-19 antibody therapy

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AbbVie is to begin clinical development of an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after licensing the therapy in from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University. AbbVie has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of the antibody, with clinical development beginning in the US and expanding into Europe.

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Ono Pharmaceutical enters research deal with Monash University

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Ono Pharmaceutical and Monash University have entered an option and research collaboration for the discovery and development of antibodies that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

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COVID-19: Some ignored facts

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Based on the virus a number of vaccines targeting the spike protein were designed, tested in animal models and found to be quite promising against SARS and other coronavirus illnesses like Middle East respiratory syndrome. Antibody tests indicate you had a previous infection and that you may have some level of protection against the virus.

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Patent wars: what’s behind Amgen’s possible win over Sanofi at the US Supreme Court

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The patent battle between Amgen and Sanofi over their cholesterol-lowering antibodies has divided big pharma in the past months. Both drugs are monoclonal antibodies that inhibit the protein PCSK9. Since April 2020, Sanofi is responsible for Praluent outside of the US, while Regeneron handles its sale in the US.

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